Lifestyle management: preventing Type  2 diabetes and cardiovascular complications. Issue 4 (July 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stiegler, Rebecca S; Zimmet, Paul Z; Cameron, Adrian J; Shaw, Jonathan E
• Is Part Of: Therapy. Volume 6:Issue 4(2008)
• Page Start: 489
• Page End: 496
• Publication Date: 2009-07
• Subjects: cardiovascular disease -- diet -- lifestyle -- physical activity -- prevention -- Type 2 diabetes; Therapeutics -- Periodicals; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.505
• DOI: 10.2217/thy.09.37
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1475-0708

Abstract

For individuals with Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease is the principle cause of morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle management is recognized as being an essential part of diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention. Meta-analyses demonstrate that lifestyle interventions, including diet and physical activity, led to a 63% reduction in diabetes incidence in those at high risk. ''Real-world'' lifestyle modification programs have demonstrated encouraging improvement in risk factors for diabetes; however, the effect on diabetes incidence has not been reported. It has been demonstrated that lifestyle interventions reduce cardiovascular risk factors; however, data on long-term cardiovascular outcomes is lacking. The aim of this review is to discuss the current evidence of lifestyle interventions in the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.